Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge - Andrewhttp://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/blogs/tags/andrew
enANDREW- MY SCIENTIFIC JOURNEYhttp://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/2014/10/andrew-my-scientific-journey
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<p>Here is a quick video about my summer so far, enjoy!</p>
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</div></div></div>Sun, 05 Oct 2014 15:00:00 +0000Andrew_Masek3276 at http://www.youngscientistchallenge.comANDREW- THE STRUGGLES OF A SCIENTISThttp://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/2014/08/andrew-struggles-scientist
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I have been focusing on many different parts of my project this week, such as experimenting, brainstorming, and the scientist&rsquo;s notebook.<img alt="" src="/sites/youngscientistchallenge.com/files/blog/14366/Andrew_Blog%204_IMG_3352_0.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 268px; float: right;" /></p>
<p>One thing that I have learned about the scientific process, is that whatever you are doing, something will almost always go wrong. Part of the scientific process is working around these obstacles, understanding them, and learning from them. For example, when I am trying to do tests with my &ldquo;Lab&rdquo; assistant, Jessie, (pun intended) some of the time, she does not cooperate. That is one of the many obstacles that I must overcome to succeed in my experiments, and the overall process of my invention.</p>
<p>Although sometimes I run into challenges, I still am having lots of fun and I am learning a lot from this whole experience.</p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 17:00:00 +0000Andrew_Masek3241 at http://www.youngscientistchallenge.comANDREW- MAKING GREAT PROGRESShttp://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/2014/08/andrew-making-great-progress
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>I have been very busy this week and have had lots of fun so far on this project. I have been working hard on my scientist&rsquo;s notebook narrowing my ideas down to one.&nbsp; I chose my original entry idea based on the same guidelines that I had made for myself last week, and I had added some guidelines, such as the availability of materials to follow through with the idea, and how interested in the topic I am. Also, if other solutions exist, how much of an innovation it would be compared to past solutions or ideas. The largest factor in my decision was definitely how useful/important a solution would be to the problem.</p>
<p>My mentor, Dr. Free has been a great help and I have followed through with his suggestions from last week. I was very successful with them and learned a lot while designing and testing the experiment and then understanding the results. Next week I will be taking a break from experiments and doing more research because I will be sailing with my cousins in Nova Scotia, Canada!</p>
<p>I am proud of what I have accomplished and learned so far, and I am excited to continue my tests and experiments when I return from Canada!</p>
</div></div></div>Fri, 01 Aug 2014 21:00:00 +0000Andrew_Masek3166 at http://www.youngscientistchallenge.comANDREW - THINKING LIKE A SCIENTISThttp://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/2014/07/andrew-thinking-scientist
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>This has been a very exciting past couple weeks. I have come up with many great ideas in my scientist&rsquo;s notebook. I realized that some of the problems affect millions of people, such as the current water shortage in California, and some fewer people, like losing a pet. After many hours of research and brainstorming, I had finally picked my top 3 ideas. It was very hard to narrow my list to three, but I finally did it.&nbsp; After thinking like a 3M scientist for a week, these are the ways I narrow down problems:</p>
<p>1.How big of a problem it is?<img alt="" src="http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/sites/youngscientistchallenge.com/files/styles/gallery_thumbnail/public/blog/14341/photo.JPG?itok=ZriYDrag" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; float: right;" /><br />
2.How many people it will affect if solved?<br />
3.The importance of a solution to the problem.</p>
<p>I am very lucky to be able to work with Dr. Free this summer!<br />
I had a great discussion with him. He is very helpful and gave me some great suggestions and new resources to investigate. I can&rsquo;t wait to try out all of the things he suggested!</p>
<p>More excitement these past weeks, my friends, family and I were very exited when I got to appear on my local news channel because I am a finalist in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge! They wanted to hear all about the contest, my idea, and what I will be doing this summer. I even got to bring my trusty colleague, Jessie! (She thought she was at the vet at first!)&nbsp; I have enjoyed reading all the other finalist&rsquo;s blogs and I am exited to meet you all in the fall!</p>
</div></div></div>Mon, 28 Jul 2014 21:00:00 +0000Andrew_Masek3126 at http://www.youngscientistchallenge.comANDREW - GREAT WAY TO START THE SUMMER!http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/2014/07/andrew-great-way-start-summer
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>When I first found out about the Discovery Eduction 3M Young Scientist Challenge on the Discovery Education Techbook that my school uses, I knew it would be the perfect contest for me. I was inspired to participate in the contest because I knew it would be fun, a chance for me to create my own project, and learn many new things in the process.</p>
<p>The process of working on my project, and making my entry video was very fun. I spent many hours in my basement working, building, testing and retesting! I felt very proud of myself at the end. My Mom and my Dad were very impressed with my video when they saw it for the first time, along with my friends and family.</p>
<p>As time went on, I was waiting to hear if I was a finalist and I was checking the website every day in late June to see if the ten finalists had been chosen.When I got the call that I was chosen as one of the ten finalists, I was very happy and proud of my hard work. My parents were very excited too.</p>
<p>If I win, I plan to save the prize money for my college education, and more importantly, I would be extremely proud of the title of &quot;America&#39;s top young scientist&quot;.</p>
<p>My friends and family are bursting with joy and are being very kind and supportive!&nbsp;</p>
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</div></div></div>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 01:44:36 +0000Andrew_Masek3091 at http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com